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seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon; pp. sewen, sawen.

to see with the eyes ⬩ to see ⬩ to visit ⬩ to see ⬩ perceive ⬩ discern ⬩ understand ⬩ to see ⬩ to experience ⬩ to look at, on

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Th. 394, 10; Rä. 14, 1: 400, 1; Rä. 20, 1: 414, 29; Rä. 33, 3: 434, 15; Rä. 52, 1. with acc. and predicative adj. or participle Hý grim helle fýr gearo tó wíte andweard seóþ, Exon. Th. 78, 8; Cri. 1271. Ne seah ic elþeódige módiglícran, Beo.

forþ-onettan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-onettan, p. te; pp. ed

To hasten forth ⬩ porro festīnāre

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To hasten forth; porro festīnāre Fæder on fultum forþonetteþ the Father hastens forth to his aid, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 15; Ph. 455: 108 a; Th. 412, 9; Rä. 30, 11.

mód-wén

(n.)
Grammar
mód-wén, e; f.

Hope entertained by the mind

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), Exon. 129b; Th. 498, 3; Rä. 87, 7

Linked entries: wén wyn

BLEÁÞ

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁÞ, adj.

Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive ⬩ timidus, imbellis, ignavus ⬩ destitute

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Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; timidus, imbellis, ignavus Ic eom to ðon bleáþ ðæt mec mæg gríma abrégan I am so timid that a phantom may frighten me, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 4; Rä. 41, 16. Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr.

ge-rén

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rén, es; n.

An ornament

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Ða geréno the ornaments, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 20; Rä. 27, 15. Giríno ł glencas ædificationes, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 2

Linked entry: ge-ríno

wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ question ⬩ find out ⬩ seek after ⬩ learn ⬩ get information of ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ compĕrīre

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Exon. 1043; Th. 396, 6; Rä. 15, 19: 105 a; Th. 398, 20; Rä. 17, 10: 107 a; Th. 409, 9; Rä. 27, 26: 107 b; Th. 410, 13; Rä. 28, 15. Ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen when the men of the country ask thee, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 6; Gen. 1834

wæl-gim

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gim, wæl-gimm, es; m.
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Th. 400, 20; Rä. 21, 4

ge-sceap

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Gesceapu dreógeð fulfils its destinies, Ph. 210: Rä.69, 4. a condition imposed by providence, order of providence Swá gesceapu wǽron werum and wífum, Gen. 1573.

moððe

(n.)
Grammar
moððe, an; f.

A moth

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Moððe word fræt, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 4; Rä. 48, 1. Ðǽr moððan hit áwéstaþ, Wulfst. 286, 32

Linked entry: mohþe

bleó-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
bleó-fág, -fáh; adj.

Of various colours, party-coloured ⬩ versicolor

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[bleoh, bleó color; fág, fáh varius] Of various colours, party-coloured; versicolor Byrne is mín bleófág my byrnie is party-coloured, Exon. 105 b; Th. 400, 18; Rä. 21, 3: Cot. 115.

ge-selda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-selda, an; m.

One of the same dwelling, a companion, comrade ⬩ contŭbernālis, sŏcius

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One of the same dwelling, a companion, comrade; contŭbernālis, sŏcius Ic eom cyninges geselda I am a king's companion, Exon. 127 a; Th. 489, 5; Rä. 78, 3. Higelác ongan sínne geseldan fricgean Hygelac began to question his comrade, Beo.

Linked entry: -selda

wrótan

(v.)
Grammar
wrótan, p. wreót

To turn up with the snout ⬩ root up

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Th. 428, 12 ; Rä. 41, 107

fen-ýce

(n.)
Grammar
fen-ýce, fen-ýce, -úce, an; f.

A snail ⬩ tortoise

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Mé is snægl swiftra, snelra, regnwyrm, and fenýce fóre hreðre lumbricus et limax et tarda testudo palustris me vincunt certamine currus (Ald. 272, 2), Rä. 41, 70. Substitute:

sǽ-weall

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-weall, es; m.

a sea-wall, ⬩ a wall formed by the sea

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Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd. Th. 197, 6; Exod. 302

ge-stun

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stun, es; n. [stunian to stun]

A noise ⬩ stun ⬩ crash ⬩ whirlwind ⬩ strĕpĭtus ⬩ frăgor ⬩ turbo

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Of gestune from the whirlwind, 102 a; Th. 386, 3; Rä. 4, 56. Þurh gestun per turbĭnem, Cot. 157

Linked entry: -stun

scíre

(adv.)
Grammar
scíre, adv.

of light ⬩ clearly ⬩ brightly ⬩ of the voice ⬩ clearly

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Th. 390, 29; Rä. 9, 9

burh-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
burh-hleoþ, burg-hleoþ, es; n.

A fortress-height, the hill on which a city is built ⬩ clivus montis, in quo arx vel urbs sita est

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Ic eom brungen of burghleoðurn I am brought from fortress-heights, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 17; Rä. 28, 2

Linked entry: burg-hleoþ

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movement ⬩ a wave ⬩ water ⬩ the wave ⬩ sea

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Oft ic (an anchor) sceal wiþ wǽge winnan and wiþ winde feohtan, 398, 1; Rä. 17, 1. Mec upp áhóf wind of wǽge, 392, 19; Rä. 11, 10: 405, 10; Rä. 23, 21. Wiht (an ice-floe) cwom æfter wége líþan, 415, 22; Rä. 34, 1.

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to tread ⬩ tread down ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to tread upon ⬩ step upon ⬩ walk upon

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Th. 389, 22; Ra. 8, 1. Hió grundbedd trideþ, 493, 3; Ra. 81, 24. Se ðe mórland trydeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1221; El. 612. Se fótum tredeþ fiðru winda qui ambulat super pennas ventorum, Ps. Th. 103, 4. Ða ðe land tredaþ those that move upon the earth (Gen.